E Eric New member Jan 9, 2011 #1 "I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in a way the social and political equality of the white and black races." How can this 1858 statement of Abraham Lincoln be reconciled with his 1862 Emancipation Proclamation?
"I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in a way the social and political equality of the white and black races." How can this 1858 statement of Abraham Lincoln be reconciled with his 1862 Emancipation Proclamation?